Saw table



Sept. 14, 1943. i r GARDNER 2,329,345

SAW TABLE Filed Aug. 1, 1940 3? 31 3% .2? 39 m 30 59 as 40 .36' 34' a I .3 .34

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INVENTOR.

AQWJATTORNEYJ v Patented Sept." 14, 1943 I M sawmnilni I Wallace ,GalfdneriLancastr Pa; assignor to 3'; I

,De Walt Products Corporations Lancaster, Pa

; l'his iinvention relates-toisaw tablesandmore therein. v,To the top of thiscolumn His secured;

' Particularly totables'iespeciallyi. adapted:-. for use an arrn ltggwhich 'armcan rotaterelative to the 'inconnection'with/saws which are mounted for column."" Mounted for longitudinal movement horizontal {movement relative to an armor suprelativetothei arm is a carriag einot'shownlsup u port and which are alsoicapable of limlted rota-' tion about avertical axis; '1 'drivinga saw 2|. Inasmuch as the construc- ,5 portinga' yoke l9,'which' in turn carries a motor I 1. An object of the present inventionziskto provide tion of the saw portion including'thethroat; col atable of such construction that it can be, levelledi umn arm;' yoke and the like form no part of this at the ,willof an operator. 1

H invention, detailed illustration and description r. Another. objectxof the invention is .toprovlde a (10 have been omitted. o

table. construction .ofjsuch character 'thatthe wheres-1ea so 't l ni m table c'anlbe levelled;whlleiattacheditoa..bas; in comprises a slab of wood, which s'labl'may be; g

suchxfashion that 'ms tchi'ning. onfinishingofJthe madeup of a numb'erof 'individualpieces of woodbase isnot required.

a table of such construction that theupp'ersura single piece ofwood. Also'forme'd asflpart of I secured together ins uchffas hion'as to constitut'e A'further object of theinventionisitoprovide 115 a table or may be made, for the 'pr'incip'al' part, of

face thereof can be levelledi'relatlve toanjaiid the'table is a rear-member 3|, 3 stop 32' andwedge all positions a'saw associatedithere'withmay-as-j members '34-for' lockin'g the stop between the sumein thenormal operation thereof. I, a g An additional object of the invention'lsgto pro-" 20 sec'uredin adjustable fashion to thebas'e-M inthe front part s'o anuth rear part 3|. The tablefis" vide a tableattached to apluralitv of supportfollowing manner. Aplurality of metallic cleats- P ing' cleats which cleats in turn are *a'djustably ;"(fo'ur in"iiumber are shown) are disposedbe secured to'a supporting'basea i l neaththe table'in such fashion as'to-registerwith A still further object ofthe invention-ls to pro the median longitudinal line of eachrib l 5." The vide an adjustment for-'the'cleats of such fash-- cleats 35 may be off'square metal stock "and ofion 1 that the leveliof :a-:tabIe attached to the suitable dimensions. Thefr'ont part ofthe table cleats can] be adjusted at a plurality of points 30 is provided'witha'plurality of through openalon'gthe len'g-th'of 'eachindividual cleat. ingest 'forthe passage of bolts 31 and 38. "The 7 Other features, objects and advantages of the heads of the bolts 3! and 38 are located in couninvention'will be apparent by reference to the 30 terbo-res 39 in the upper surface of the table and following detailed description of the accompanybear against washers in the bottoms of these ing drawing wherein: counterbores. Each cleat 35 is provided with Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a structure emthreaded apertures in alignmentwith the. aper-f bodying the invention, such view showing a top tures36 to receive the bolts '31 and 38 to thereby part of a base, a table adjustably attached there- 35 lock thepart 30 to the cleat. The part 3!. is proto for levelling purposes and a saw associated vided with a similar through opening 3B," with a therewith, and counterbore 39 and with a bolt 38" likewise Fig.2 is an enlarged section taken substantialthreaded into an aperture in the cleat. In this: 1y on the line 22 of Fig. 1. fashion both the parts 30 and 3| are secured firm- Referring now to the drawing, l3 indicates gen- 4() 1y to each of the cleats 35. It should be noted erally a base for a saw machine, such base being however that the bolts 38 and 3B" are longer than made in suitable fashion from steel in the form the bolts 36, the bolts 38 and 38 being of sufeither of plates, channels or the like which" are ficlent length to passthrough'unthreadedopenwelded or otherwise secured together to provide ings in the individual ribs l5. Each of the cleats a front wall |l,.end Walls l2 and a rear wall I4. 35 is held locked to its rib l5 by means of jam Also formed as p rt of e e f ur ri memnuts 4| threaded on to the bolts 38 and 38' with e s 15 e te fr m the front wall to the one jam nut of each pair located above thetop rear w ll l4. These r members m be made surface of therib and the other beneath the unf of steel channels or of any other steel form p 0- der surface of the rib. When the twonuts are vid a su st y fla t p- As l be s jammed tight it will'be evident that the bolt on in Fig. 1 the two intermediate ribs are located which they arethreaded will be held locked relin close proximity While the end ribs I5 are spaced ative to the rib so that the elect is likewise 'held equldistantly from the two center ribs. The cenlocked to the rib in spaced relation thereto.

ter ribs I5 serve to support a throat member l6 Should any part of the surface of'the table having an elevator. column I! vertically movable '30 or'the part 3| befound to be out of level, then such part can be brought into true level by ad- 'justment takes place.

justing the jam nuts associated with the bolts adjacent the part out of level until the desired results have been accomplished. For example, if the right-hand corner of the table,as shown in Fig. 2, should be depressed out of level, then it can be elevated by first loosening the bottom nut of theilair 4 l .ass,ociated with the righiahand, bolt 38 rotating; the tem nut 4IuntiLtlie acct-net:

against the under surface of the rib I5. A reverse operation will result in lowering the pam of the table adjacent a bolt on which the ad- The adjustment arrangement justdscribediia;

' of particular advantage when the table is'used of the table has been elevated to tile desired height and then tightening the bottom nut i that the invention can be modified beyond the With a saw of the type showminingvlisiimeithis adjustment feature makes possible the..levelling saw-positions instead ofi-irn'erelyilevel as'genei'allir conceivedii To this end' =it'=is betterepractice' to place duringbuilding operations, the parts must can be used to compensate for any twisting of the 7 base.

I From the foregoing it will be seenthat the presenh invention provided novel, simple and of the upper surface of atable particularly relative to a working tool. It is to, be understood illiilstrated embodiment with only the limitations set forthninwthevfollowing claims to'be imposed j six mwn k r a wfiatiis'hlalmedlisz 1. In a device of the typerdescribed, a base,a tabiiee aaphimiity of cleats, bolts securing said cleats beneath said table and being fastened to of the upper surface of the table relative to all T said' 'clats and table against movement relative theretorisaidibolts'seultendmgfthrnug lrzsaiil icliats was tmdugmsmd'zuamtanmaz amoruain'muts.'

affixta pointeri to some: partoi itliefi'SaW 2' i "orrthe associatedswltrlrieachsbohtfur xsebumwgsmtwm i shaft supporting-iheksame tham'tomoveithessaw base; saidopaiw or: amtstsbl wte' to all. positionsv as which? the? saw capableir Thesepositionsiaredeterminedby rotationof the arm I8 zabouti-the 11013301 column Htanclvalsonby: longitudinal movement-cattle sawarelative 912017110 and of the table relativett'o Mame, Zr In;aizduvicckzotrtheztype'sdeseribed;wbaseta tablet a: plurality :ofi cleetsxseeuredibeneattfisoml table, and'bolt and nutrasaemies foiiisocmmga arm [8. If the pointer indicatesithat any-parts 39 eaehroi'tsaidxacleatsotossazldibaseestjr t jum ofv'the table are lower or.- hi-gher; ,relativeftoisaw positiona than-would. permit efficient operation then vsuchareasacari; beeitherfraised or lowered; until the.'pointerwindicates-that the properi'leevelhas tbeennattainedt-i 1 'The'gpre sent adjusting arrangement P also viS -OF advantageirr that a base. cans-be in wiele o fa-clean 'nels or other metal ;f0rms'-weldedt orrotherwise;

secured: together withou-ttthe-anecessity ofma chiming; the parts after: the'; welding? orother as? *sembly 1 operation. have been: completed; Inithis: manner considerable; time, ,labon and: expense:

or fpomts alongireaich zchwhlithetrboit orreaclrwk semhtmfbcingifamn'adetoithmatmei sandman new am relanlveethereto: .S8id2asse'm;- blies being individually adjumerrtoavaryrthas 5 ofziassumats' M thetcieaxssamxlfiof bases and: an mll'fof nutsa assembledir vatlzril'eaehi of saidbolts, saidnutsebeingrfinmmed agsinstthm oppositessurfimes of rtlettoin offrthee'base ltot'lobk thezboitltonthe bmvsaidmuts zbeingmdjustabletor very -ther-eleva.-ticn-.-.oil t the; associated parts: the: cleans-5am atheitableerelative *to the (b88821 a; SkimmersWe.cmnrmqnm.v r

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